FHS 213 Issues for Children and Families
4 Credits
Examines issues and problems confronting children and families in modern society. Issues such as disability, poverty, health care, addictions, racism, and violence are addressed.
FHS 215 Exploring Family and Human Services
3 Credits
Explores the historic basis and current design of family and human services. Emphasizes services to children, youth, adults, and families.
FHS 216 Diversity in Human Services
4 Credits
Provides glimpses into various social groups and the rudimentary knowledge, awareness, and skills required to function effectively as a social-service worker within diverse populations.
FHS 301 Writing for Human Services Professionals
3 Credits — Prerequisite: Major Status, WR 121Z, FHS 215
This course prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary for writing competently for professional/scientific audiences through a series of assigned readings, in- and out-of-class assignments, and quizzes. Students will practice iterative writing by giving and receiving peer reviews and incorporating peer and instructor feedback.
FHS 328 Human Development in the Family Context
3 Credits — Prerequisite: Major Status, WR 121Z, FHS 215, FHS 301
Examines human development within the context of the family from an evidence-based perspective. Integration of contemporary family issues experienced across the lifespan within the context of the human service profession.
FHS 329 Youth Psychopathology in Context
4 Credits — Prerequisite: Major Status
Presents child and adolescent psychopathology and problems within a diagnostic framework. Topics address psychosocial issues for youth in family and cultural contexts.
FHS 330 Individual Interventions in Ecological Contexts
4 Credits — Prerequisite: Major Status, FHS 215, FHS 216, FHS 301
Introduces the concept of individual interventions within an ecological model. Provides knowledge and development of basic listening skills and how to apply these skills to individuals in diverse contexts
FHS 331 Group and Community Interventions
3 Credits — Prerequisite: FHS 330
Introduces the concept of group intervention within the context of group theory and community development. Provides knowledge and development of group interventions, including group facilitation skills and curriculum development.
FHS 401 Research: [Topic1]
1–5 Credits
Repeatable.
FHS 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic1]
1–5 Credits
Repeatable.
FHS 420 Research in Human Services
3 Credits – Prerequisite: Major Status, FHS 301
Use of research to reform practice in human services. Trends and issues in assessment and evaluation in human services are provided.
FHS 471 Human Services Professional Ethics
3 Credits – Prerequisites: FHS 420; pre or coreq: FHS 330
This course focuses on professional ethics relevant to human services practitioners, with an emphasis on building skills required for ethical decision-making, including self-awareness, identification and integration of personal, professional, and legal values and standards, and evaluating scientific literature on prevention and intervention.
FHS 472 Human Services in Practice
2-5 Credits – Prerequisites: Major Status, FHS 471, Department approval required
Supervised field study within a local school or community agency. Co-enrollment in FHS 473 required. Repeatable eight times for a total of 18 credits.
FHS 473 Human Services in Practice Supervision
1 Credit –Department approval required
Seminar providing group supervision related to field study participation within a local school or community agency. Repeatable 11 times for a maximum of 12 credits.
FHS 483 Prevention of Interpersonal Violence
4 Credits
Examines interpersonal violence and community-based prevention using ecological, multicultural, international frameworks. Emphasizes assessment, prevention, intervention, and simultaneous occurrence of adult violence and child maltreatment.
FHS 490 Scientific Analysis in Human Services
3 credits
This course instills students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and perform basic quantitative and qualitative data analysis and to understand and demonstrate how data analysis is related to research design within the context of prevention science and the human services, broadly.
FHS 492 Contemporary Issues in Public Health
3 Credits – Prerequisites: FHS 213, FHS 216, FHS 301
This course covers methods for assessing and addressing community health problems and promoting health equity.
FHS 493 child and Family Case Management
3 Credits – Prerequisite: FHS 331, FHS 471
This class provides students skills in case management and human-service-focused direct practice with children, adolescents, and families, including needs assessments, case conceptualization, service plan development, and direct service intervention.
FHS 494 Adolescent and Adult Case Management
3 Credits – Prerequisite: FHS 331, FHS 471
This class provides students skills in case management and human service focused direct practice with adolescents and adults, including needs assessments, case conceptualization, service plan development, and direct service intervention.
FHS 583 Prevention of Interpersonal Violence
4 Credits
Examines interpersonal violence and community-based prevention using ecological, multicultural, international frameworks. Emphasizes assessment, prevention, intervention, and simultaneous occurrence of adult violence and child maltreatment.